It wasn't the most interesting Sunday, but it wasn't the least interesting either. The main subjects were the deficit in the context of Obama's budget proposal, the republicans vs. the democrats, and the tea party and Palin. As I wrote last night, I think Palin is getting way too media compared to her ability to intelligently contribute to a debate about what the nation and the world should do to meet our challenges. There were a few interesting discussions.

It was amazing to hear women on Too the Contrary criticize Obama's budget because it emphasized assistance for working class and poorer females and not the more advantaged females. And hearing Colby King, on Inside Washington, who was a banker for ten years, say that bankers are not smart, was very interesting. And to hear Monica Crowley on McLaughlin say that Eric Holder should be fired (for what I'm not sure - it used to be that attorney generals would only get fired when they did something illegal) was pretty far out.

I was happy to hear some of the discussion about the deficit admit that some economists, such as Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman of the NY Times, (and admitted to by Mort Zuckerman, who I think has no place on these talk shows) believe that running deficits to try and stop the downward cycle of the economic downturn is the right thing to do. At least that got mentioned.

With the overcoverage of the tea party stuff, not only have the deficits, which I think are bad, been stuck to Obama unfairly, but the other side of the coin has been completely ignored - that the spending has helped to stabilize the economy.

It's amazing how the republicans are unwilling to agree with Obama about anything. They are out to destroy him. But I do agree with Jeanne Cummings, from Politico, who stated on Inside Washington that it was very politically risky for the republicans to be seen as siding with the banks and wall street in blocking reforms that could keep such a collapse and bailout from ever being necessary again. It all depends on how well Obama can shame them publicly. But, the tea party and the right wing taking credit and making something bigger out of the Scott Brown election in Massachusetts than it really was, constitutes undeserved arrogance. It will backfire.

All in all, I think McLaughlin had the most interesting show that I saw. I'd give the Sunday a B.